The Roman Catholic Church today called on El Salvador Nagib Bouquel’s president not to turn the country into a “huge international prison”, to Guantanamo’s standards, following the agreements he made with his US counterpart Donald Trump.

Visiting the White House last week, the bouquet sealed his alliance with Trump, with which the US will be able to send hundreds of deported, mainly Venezuelanes, to the colossal prison of the highest security and a capacity of 40,000 prisoners.

In order to move on to deportations, Trump cited a 1798 law on “foreign enemies” used only in times of war.

“We ask our authorities not to allow our country to become a major international prison,” the Archbishop of San San San San San San San San Salvador, Jose Luis Escobar, said at a press conference. Escobar also referred to knowledge articles warning that Salvador will turn into a “new guantanamo”.

Boukle has said that he “wants to help” Trump in the fight against irregular migration and the US president replied!: “They help us. We appreciate it. “

The country “will turn into a prison where the US will be able to send prisoners by spending less than Guantanamo. We ask the government not to allow it, “the Archbishop said.

Many of the deported people sent to Salvador were previously held in Guantanamo’s prison.

The 2.5 million Salvadorians living in the US are a pillar of their country’s economy, thanks to the money they send and which represented 23% of GDP in 2024.